Pirates: A Family Wiped Out, Every Celestial Dragon Slain!

A fruit like that had sold for only five billion Beli!

Four billion Beli was already an astronomical price. Did Rono expect to sell it for as much as the Op-Op Fruit?

"Heh. Who said I was selling?"

"I wouldn't sell it even if you offered ten billion Beli!"

Rono spoke calmly. He had already decided what to do with the fruit.

"You wouldn't sell it for ten billion Beli? Are you going to eat it yourself?"

"I thought you'd already eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit?"

John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe stared at him in surprise.

Everyone knew a person could eat only one Devil Fruit.

Eating a second meant certain death.

To outsiders, Rono's devastating Flame Emperor was proof that he had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit.

But Rono alone knew he had gained that power by absorbing Nature Power, not by eating a fruit.

In fact, Rono could still eat a Devil Fruit.

He just had no interest in the Fish-Fish Fruit.

It would take a Mythical Zoan based on an ancient ferocious beast to catch his interest.

Something like the Great Peng, Taotie, Bai Ze, or Kirin.

Something that could summon wind and rain and command the skies.

"Kaido, come here!"

Just then, Rono called Kaido over.

"Lord Rono, are you calling me?"

Kaido was confused. He had no idea why Lord Rono wanted him now.

Still, he hurried over to Rono.

"You haven't eaten a Devil Fruit, have you?"

Kaido nodded. He still fought using nothing but physical strength and Haki.

"Well? Do you want this fruit?"

Rono held up the Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form, and gave it a shake.

Kaido said nothing. He had no idea what to say.

Did he want it?

Of course he did! It was a top-tier Mythical Zoan!

And it was the Azure Dragon Form!

If he ate it, his already monstrous physical gifts would become even more formidable!

But someone had offered four billion Beli for it!

Kaido couldn't imagine Vice Captain Rono valued him enough to give him the fruit.

A smile touched Rono's lips.

"This fruit is yours!"

With a casual flourish, he handed it to Kaido.

Kaido froze completely!

Was Lord Rono really giving him such a precious fruit?

How could that be?

This was a Mythical Zoan Fruit worth four billion Beli!

And Kaido wasn't the only one stunned!

Ochoku, Silver Axe, John, and Charlotte Linlin were dumbfounded too!

Rocks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion stared in disbelief!

Everyone there was stunned!

What?!

Vice Captain Rono was giving away such a precious Mythical Zoan Fruit for nothing?!

P.S. Readers really are ruthless. The moment the fighting ended, the numbers dropped.

A few chapters of buildup before the battle at God Valley!

Kaido's Unwavering Loyalty! The Golden City Incident Shocks the World! (1)

For a moment, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and even Rocks himself were speechless!

Rono's extravagant gesture had left everyone there reeling!

Could this be real?

He had just given away a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit worth four billion Beli—the Azure Dragon Form?

And to a member of his own division!

That was far too generous!

Silver Axe, Ochoku, and John had never seen it coming.

Rono had turned down a glittering four billion Beli and handed the fruit straight to Kaido?

Only a few months ago, Kaido had still been an apprentice!

Giving a fruit that valuable to an apprentice?

What a waste of a treasure!

"I never expected that." Even Rocks felt a little embarrassed.

He had kept the Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form, in his collection for quite some time.

He had only brought it out to reward Rono for his extraordinary contribution.

And Rono had promptly given it away!

It made Rocks look stingy.

But he had handed the fruit to Rono, so what Rono did with it was his own business.

"Vice Captain Rono, you won't sell it for four billion Beli, but you'll really just give it to Kaido?"

John still couldn't let it go. He had to ask one more time.

"There's no need to ask again, John. I'm not selling."

Rono turned him down calmly.

Kaido was still in a daze.

He had never imagined he would get his hands on such a precious Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

Someone had offered four billion for it, after all!

"Kaido, what are you standing there for? Come take it!"

"Or don't you want it? If not, I'll give it to someone else."

Rono looked at Kaido with a grin.

"I want it! Of course I do!"

Rono's words finally snapped Kaido back to his senses.

He approached carefully and held out both hands like a devout believer offering a prayer.

With solemn care, he took the fruit from Rono's hand.

Even with the fruit resting in his palm, Kaido wondered if he was dreaming.

A Mythical Zoan, the Azure Dragon Form!

He had done nothing to earn it, and now it was his?

"He... he really gave it to him!"

"Vice Captain Rono is way too generous!"

"That Kaido's one lucky bastard, getting to follow Vice Captain Rono!"

The pirates watching were green with envy.

Kaido was absurdly lucky. He had followed Vice Captain Rono, done nothing, and received such a rare fruit!

Once he ate it, his strength would soar!

He would leave ordinary crew members like them far behind!

And it wasn't just the rank-and-file pirates.

Even the three Division Commanders—Ochoku, John, and Silver Axe—were dying of envy.

They had dreamed of getting a fruit that powerful, and Kaido had landed it instead!

"What are you waiting for? Eat it!" Rono said with a laugh.

"Oh... right, right! You're right, Lord Rono!"

Kaido came to his senses and took a huge bite, only to nearly spit it back out!

"It... it tastes awful!"

Remembering that this was an exceedingly rare Mythical Zoan, Kaido forced himself to swallow.

"Well, Kaido? Feel any different?"

As soon as Kaido ate the fruit, the pirates gathered around and peppered him with questions.

"Different? Of course!"

The instant he ate it, Kaido felt a strange change sweep through his body!

With a single thought, his body began to transform!

His limbs became four clawed legs, his body stretched out, and scales spread across his skin. His entire form changed!

Before long, an imposing azure dragon dozens of meters long appeared before them!

"Azure Dragon Form! That looks incredible!"

"Holy shit, he looks fierce!"

"That's a Mythical Zoan for you. So damn cool!"

The pirates stared in awe. Ochoku, John, and Silver Axe were practically sick with envy!

The Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form, looked so damn good!

No wonder it's a Mythical Zoan. This is incredible!

Kaido could feel the immense boost to his defenses, strength, attack power, resilience, and stamina in dragon form!

That improvement in his body alone would make him far stronger!

And the Azure Dragon Form held still more powers for him to discover.

"Bolo Breath!"

"Wind Blade!"

Kaido opened his dragon jaws and unleashed a blast of Bolo Breath, melting a massive boulder!

Then he opened his mouth again and breathed out a fierce gale. It became blades of wind that sliced several trees apart!